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♂ James T. Arreak
aliasJames T. Arreak
Record
1512 · 8743

Inuit   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nunavut 2 2 4
Northwest Territories 1 0 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 6 October 1952
Age 71 years + 6 months
First mandate 1 October 1979 → 44 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 6 months ago (27 October 2013)
Special notes
None
 
James T. Arreak (1952– )
© Photo 2010 Nunatsiaq News — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Northwest Territories 0 6 0 Z
Nunavut 9 8 10 Z
TOTAL 10 2 10

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NU 3
INDE
 1 Speaker 56–58 27 Oct 2008 — 03 Nov 2010 2 0 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊕ George Hickes  m 
⊕ Pauloosie Keyootak  m 
⊕ Samuel Nuqingaq  m 
 		 ⊕ David Iqaqrialu  m 
⊖ Ipeelee Kilabuk  m 
 
Eligible: 768 Votes: 538 Participation: 70.05% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30725(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
IND
 1/3 194 36.19% +11 Loser:
IND
 183 34.14% Ipeelee Kilabuk
After his election:
1 Apr 1980 27
IND
 →
Vac.
 Left territorial politics
Service: 6 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 764 Votes: 491 Participation: 64.27% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
15 September 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30747(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
27		 Successor:
IND
 221 45.38% Ipeelee Kilabuk
Eligible: 620 Votes: 549 Participation: 88.55% Candidacies: 7
Territorial
2		 Nunavut
15 February 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30394(F) — 17 Jan 2023 12:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
IND
 1/7 148 27.06% +46 Loser:
IND
 102 18.65% Phoebe Palluq Hainu

Service: 4 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 724 Votes: 541 Participation: 74.72% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
3		 Nunavut
27 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30416(F) — 16 Jan 2023 23:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
IND
 1/3 218 40.37% +6 Loser:
IND
 212 39.26% Loasie Audlakiak

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 722 Votes: 513 Participation: 71.05% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
28 October 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30443(F) — 16 Jan 2023 20:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
IND
 187 36.67% Samuel Nuqingaq
Eligible: 738 Votes: 522 Participation: 70.73% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
4		 Nunavut
9 February 2015
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30445(F) — 16 Jan 2023 20:39 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
62
IND
 3/3 105 20.19% -115 Winner:
IND
 220 42.31% Pauloosie Keyootak
Eligible: 1,064 Votes: 520 Participation: 48.87% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
6		 Nunavut
25 October 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 36074(F) — 24 Nov 2023 20:43 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
69
IND
 2/4 133 25.58% -132 Winner:
IND
 265 50.96% George Hickes

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
James Arreak		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Arreak		 04 Feb 2024

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